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Testimony: Impact of Hospital Consolidation on Outcomes, Quality, and Access
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On October 4, 2023, University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD, testified at the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health Facilities about the impact widespread hospital consolidations are having on the financial outcomes, quality, and access to care throughout the U.S. healthcare system. In her presentation, she summarized the evidence that consolidation increases commercial healthcare prices, with no positive effects on quality and potential deleterious effects on access.
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